{"id":"5093f0aa-56cf-48e0-a099-5b409bb386dd","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3371983/melania-trump-brokers-ceasefire-russian-occupied-ukraine-city-white-house-says","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Melania Trump brokers ceasefire in Russian-occupied Ukraine city, White House says","plainHeadline":"Melania Trump brokered a ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US first lady Melania Trump announced a localized ceasefire in Oleshky to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations.","Ceasefire to begin Thursday; Trump says the situation is on the brink of disaster.","Trump and a representative engaged Russian and Ukrainian leadership to set terms of the ceasefire.","Kremlin spokesman Peskov said Moscow is grateful and noted evacuation timing could take several days.","Oleshky, once ~24,000 residents, has faced no electricity, water, or heat amid fighting and damage."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T16:26:41.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T16:55:52.256Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ea4ffe91-3621-4d1e-90e1-261b6d02de5c","storyId":"ea4ffe91-3621-4d1e-90e1-261b6d02de5c","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/24/83c72a9c-0087-4508-b25f-999a4ef33255_3a873ff8.jpg?itok=IcMeNp8I&v=1792772792","author":"Associated Press","dek":"US first lady Melania Trump has brokered a coming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday."}